Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The 100th Fight Night Milestone
3. Quick Stats
4. Main Event: Bader Dominates Nogueira Again
5. Usman’s Early Career Win, Gadelha & The Card
6. Full Results
7. Bonuses & Awards
8. Records & Milestones
9. Legacy & Impact
10. FAQ
Introduction
UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 took place on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil — broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 to 769,000 average viewers (823k peak, 532k prelims). The card drew 9,028 fans. It was the UFC’s 100th Fight Night event — a promotional milestone — and ran concurrently with UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on the same date. The main event was a light heavyweight rematch between Ryan Bader and Antônio Rogério Nogueira.
Bader stopped Nogueira by TKO at 3:51 of round three in a dominant performance that was arguably stoppable earlier. Thomas Almeida’s TKO of Albert Morales, Cezar Ferreira’s finish of Jack Hermansson, Gadzhimurad Antigulov’s finish of Marcos Rogério de Lima, and Pedro Munhoz’ finish of Justin Scoggins earned four Performance of the Night bonuses. No Fight of the Night was awarded — the third consecutive UFC Fight Night without the bonus. Kamaru Usman’s unanimous decision over Warlley Alves was an early step in his welterweight championship career.
The 100th Fight Night Milestone
The UFC Fight Night format had begun with UFC Fight Night 1 in August 2005 — an eight-fight card that introduced the concept of Fight Pass-accessible, lower-threshold UFC programming separate from the pay-per-view numbered events. Over 11 years, the format had expanded from a single domestic card model to a global programming framework producing events in Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia alongside the US. The 100th Fight Night in São Paulo was the quantitative reflection of that expansion.
The São Paulo card was originally scheduled to be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira — a matchup that had been scheduled and cancelled twice previously (April 2012 and March 2014, both times due to Nogueira injury). This time, Gustafsson pulled out due to his own injury on September 30, only weeks before the event. Ryan Bader was called in as the replacement main event fighter. Michael Graves was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge before the event and replaced. Matheus Nicolau received a USADA provisional suspension and was pulled from the card. A card that began administratively challenging eventually produced a commercially solid 100th Fight Night event.
Quick Stats
📅 Date: Saturday, November 19, 2016 (concurrent with UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast)
📍 Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
👥 Attendance: 9,028
📺 Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 — 769,000 avg. viewers (823k peak, 532k prelims)
🏆 Main Event: Ryan Bader vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira — Light Heavyweight (rematch; Bader won their 2010 fight at UFC 119 by UD; late replacement after Gustafsson injury)
✅ Result: Bader def. Nogueira via TKO (punches) — R3, 3:51 (dominant; Nogueira could have been stopped in R1; Bader’s 15th UFC win)
Main Event: Bader Dominates Nogueira Again
Ryan Bader’s first fight against Antônio Rogério Nogueira had been at UFC 119 in September 2010, where Bader won by unanimous decision. In the intervening six years, Nogueira had continued competing despite multiple injuries, returning wins, and the accumulated wear of a long UFC light heavyweight career. Bader had been on a strong run: a 2015 submission loss to Anthony Johnson at UFC 183 was his only defeat in his previous eight fights.
The rematch was comprehensively Bader’s. He pressured Nogueira from the opening bell, landed significant strikes in round one, and continued accumulating damage through rounds two and three. Nogueira’s durability and chin prevented an earlier stoppage. The TKO at 3:51 of round three was the referee’s acknowledgement that accumulated damage had reached the stoppage threshold. Post-fight, Bader’s position as a UFC LHW top-five contender was undisputed; the question was how the division’s title situation would develop.
Usman’s Early Career Win, Gadelha & The Card
Kamaru Usman’s unanimous decision over Warlley Alves was, in November 2016, a mid-card welterweight result on a Brazil card with no obvious championship implication. In retrospect, it was one of the early career data points of the most dominant UFC WW champion in the division’s history. Usman had won his previous four UFC fights; his physical wrestling and pressure had produced competitive performances without the high-profile opponent quality that generates title-shot conversations. His São Paulo win was his fifth consecutive UFC victory.
Claudia Gadelha’s win over Cortney Casey in the women’s strawweight division cemented her #1 contender status and positioned her for a title shot against Joanna Jędrzejczyk. She had previously lost to Jędrzejczyk twice but her São Paulo win suggested she remained the most credible challenger. Krzysztof Jotko’s win over veteran Thales Leites improved his record to 19-1 and established him as one of the UFC’s most underrated middleweights. Pedro Munhoz’ PoN finish of Justin Scoggins was his second consecutive UFC finish and continued his trajectory toward BW top-ten.
Full Results
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Ryan Bader def. Antônio Rogério Nogueira — TKO (punches) — R3, 3:51 — Light Heavyweight (dominant; Bader’s 15th UFC win; Nogueira showed heart; Gustafsson withdrew 7 weeks before event)
Thomas Almeida def. Albert Morales — TKO (punches) — R2, 1:37 — Bantamweight (PoN $50k; Almeida returns from Garbrandt loss; emphatic TKO)
Claudia Gadelha def. Cortney Casey — Women’s Strawweight (Gadelha cements #1 SBW contendership; illegal kick controversy but Gadelha dominated)
Krzysztof Jotko def. Thales Leites — Middleweight (Jotko 19-1; American Top Team MW building contendership)
Kamaru Usman def. Warlley Alves — Unanimous Decision — Welterweight (future UFC WW champion; 5th consecutive UFC win)
Sérgio Moraes def. Zak Ottow — Split Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) — Welterweight (controversial scoring; Ottow was more active in R2-R3)
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1 / UFC Fight Pass)
Cezar Ferreira def. Jack Hermansson — Middleweight (PoN $50k; Ferreira’s finish of Hermansson)
Gadzhimurad Antigulov def. Marcos Rogério de Lima — Light Heavyweight (PoN $50k; Antigulov’s finish)
Johnny Eduardo def. Manny Gamburyan — Bantamweight
Luís Henrique Barbosa def. Christian Colombo — Heavyweight
Pedro Munhoz def. Justin Scoggins — Bantamweight (PoN $50k; Munhoz’s finish; building BW top-ten)
Bonuses & Awards
🚨 NO Fight of the Night awarded — third consecutive UFC Fight Night without FotN (after Portland FN96 and Belfast FN99)
🥇 Performance of the Night: Thomas Almeida + Cezar Ferreira + Gadzhimurad Antigulov + Pedro Munhoz — $50,000 each
Records & Milestones
• UFC Fight Night 100 — the 100th numbered Fight Night event in the format’s history (first: UFC Fight Night 1, August 2005).
• Kamaru Usman’s 5th consecutive UFC WW win — the foundational run of a championship trajectory that produced the UFC WW title in 2019.
• Third consecutive UFC Fight Night without a Fight of the Night (FN96, FN99, FN100).
Legacy & Impact
Bader’s São Paulo win positioned him for a UFC LHW title shot. He earned the championship fight — defeating Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 220 in January 2018 — but the UFC LHW championship was held by Daniel Cormier, whom Bader had already lost to at UFC 192. His UFC contract expired in 2017 before he got a title shot. He subsequently signed with Bellator and became the Bellator HW champion (defeating Matt Mitrione at Bellator 214). Usman’s São Paulo win was his fifth consecutive UFC victory: his subsequent 14 consecutive UFC WW wins (from 2015 through 2021) made him the most dominant UFC WW champion in history. His São Paulo fight is the midpoint data point in one of MMA’s most extended championship runs.
Claudia Gadelha’s São Paulo win produced a UFC WW SBW title fight against Joanna Jędrzejczyk — their second fight, which Jędrzejczyk won by unanimous decision at UFC 213 in July 2017 to retain the title. Pedro Munhoz’ São Paulo PoN was a step in a BW career that produced top-ten ranking by 2019 and wins over Russell Doane, Russell Doane, and Bryan Caraway before his fight against Cody Garbrandt in 2019.
FAQ
Why was the 100th Fight Night significant?
UFC Fight Night 1 on August 17, 2005 was a six-fight card that introduced the Fight Night format as a more accessible alternative to PPV events. Dana White had used the format to develop talent, test new markets, and produce content for broadcast partners. The format’s growth from eight domestic US events annually to a global programming infrastructure of 30+ annual events across multiple continents was the quantitative story of the UFC’s international expansion over 11 years. The 100th edition represented the completion of a format cycle that had fundamentally changed how the UFC produced and distributed its content.
Why was Gustafsson vs. Nogueira cancelled for the third time?
The fight had been scheduled three times: UFC on Fuel TV in April 2012 (Nogueira injury), UFC Fight Night in March 2014 (Nogueira injury), and UFC Fight Night 100 in November 2016 (Gustafsson injury, September 30). The pattern — two different fighters sustaining injuries each time this particular matchup was scheduled — reflected the practical fragility of fight scheduling at the elite level, where training camp injuries are common. The fight was never rescheduled after the November 2016 cancellation. Nogueira retired from active competition in 2018.
What was Kamaru Usman’s record and situation at the time?
Usman was 10-1 in his professional MMA career entering the São Paulo fight and had gone 4-0 in the UFC following a debut loss to Leon Edwards at TUF 21 Finale in July 2015. He was unranked in the UFC WW top fifteen. His wrestling-based style had produced convincing UFC wins over Rafael dos Anjos’ training partner Warlley Alves and others without generating significant media attention. His subsequent run — five more consecutive UFC WW wins before the title shot against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 in March 2019 — was built on the same grinding, wrestling-dominant pressure that characterised the São Paulo performance.
What happened with Claudia Gadelha’s illegal kick on Cortney Casey?
Gadelha landed a kick to Casey’s head while Casey was attempting to rise from the ground — an illegal technique under Unified MMA Rules. The referee did not deduct a point from Gadelha despite the contact. The post-fight commentary noted the missed call but Gadelha’s overall performance had been sufficiently dominant that the illegal kick’s influence on the outcome was minimal. Gadelha’s grappling and physical strength were the fight’s defining factors; the missed call added controversy to a straightforward competitive result.
Who was Thales Leites and how significant was Jotko’s win?
Leites was a Brazilian black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu who had previously challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC MW title at UFC 97 in April 2009. His subsequent career included a UFC WW stint and a return to middleweight. His fight against Michael Bisping for the UFC MW title at UFC 199 in June 2016 had gone to a split decision — a competitive showing against the champion. Jotko’s dominant win over a fighter of that calibre confirmed his status as a credible UFC MW top-ten contender rather than simply a regional European prospect.
Were two UFC Fight Nights on the same day intentional?
Running concurrent Fight Nights in Belfast (FN 99) and São Paulo (FN 100) on November 19, 2016 was a deliberate programming decision by WME-IMG’s UFC management. The two events catered to different time zones — Belfast’s event was a morning card for US viewers while São Paulo aired in the evening ET. The double-event Saturday maximised Fight Pass content value and demonstrated the UFC’s capacity to run simultaneous international events without compromising production quality. The commercial logic was content volume: two Saturday Fight Night cards produced twice the broadcast hours and sponsor inventory.